cats are of my preferred due to their independence and loyalty quite peculiar

You said it man... cat's are awesome. I heard that cats have been living alongside humans for as long as or even longer than dogs. But unlike dogs cats have always just done their own thing, they've not let themselves become fully domesticated like the doggos did... more power to the kittehs!

I have a growing colony in my chalet

Now that sounds like something I really want to see more about!